Registered Voters
Would you say President Barack Obama's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is better, worse or about the same as President George Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina?
Better Worse About the same Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 37% 23% 34% 6%
Party ID Democrat 59% 5% 28% 7%
Republican 14% 36% 44% 6%
Independent 33% 29% 34% 4%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 61% 3% 25% 10%
Democrat women 58% 6% 30% 6%
Republican men 9% 39% 46% 5%
Republican women 17% 33% 42% 7%
Independent men 33% 29% 38% 0%
Independent women 33% 29% 30% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal 67% 7% 21% 5%
Moderate 41% 19% 34% 6%
Conservative 19% 34% 42% 5%
Region Northeast 38% 26% 30% 6%
Midwest 41% 18% 34% 7%
South 33% 26% 35% 6%
West 38% 20% 38% 4%
Household Income Less than $50,000 35% 18% 40% 7%
$50,000 or more 38% 29% 30% 3%
Education Not college graduate 35% 23% 35% 6%
College graduate 42% 23% 31% 4%
Age 18 to 29 46% 13% 37% 4%
30 to 44 34% 20% 40% 5%
45 to 59 35% 25% 35% 6%
60 or older 36% 27% 29% 7%
Gender Men 34% 25% 36% 5%
Women 39% 21% 33% 7%
June 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=813 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.